How often should you be reevaluated?

HeatherN · Post by **HeatherN** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:43 am

My husband has been on CPAP for about five years. He does ok with it although he has a hard time falling asleep with it in. He usually drifts off to sleep and then I poke him and make him put it on. He has not been back to the sleep DR or lab in several years. I am wondering if he should be seen? I am just wondering if his pressures would have changed over the years or is it usually pretty consistant. I am driving him a bit nuts with all my new found info on sleep apnea. I am trying to educate myself for my daughter's sake(she will start CPAP therapy soon)but he is starting to think of me as the "sleep police"Any thoughts??

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:52 am

Unless you have insurance that doesn't have deductibles and co-pays, it would probably be much less expensive for him to purchase a machine that records the nightly sleep details and the software to go with it.

"Sleep Police".....
"Pull over to the side of the bed and check your Apnea/Hypopnea Index"

Best wishes,

Den

texasred · Post by **texasred** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:21 am

AASM recommends every 2-3 years or if you gain/lose more than 50 lbs.

C.J.

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:05 pm

If a person uses a plain cpap, then there is nothing anyone can know beyond the subjective feel better- feel worse- or an occasional person whose spouse tells him/her that they can hear snoring.

A person with an APAP can have documented data ANYTINE they want to know.

What does the AASM suggest for APAP users?
tomjax

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:40 pm

tomjax wrote:If a person uses a plain cpap, then there is nothing anyone can know beyond the subjective feel better- feel worse- or an occasional person whose spouse tells him/her that they can hear snoring.

A person with an APAP can have documented data ANYTINE they want to know.

What does the AASM suggest for APAP users?
tomjax

Tom,

There are straight-pressure CPAPs that record nightly statistics, too. It isn't ONLY the APAPs.
The Respironics REMstar Pro 2, the M Series Pro, the ResMed Elite and the F&P 420S models all record "the details".

Den

texasred · Post by **texasred** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:43 am

tomjax wrote:What does the AASM suggest for APAP users?
tomjax

That's the recommendation for anyone on any PAP device.

Of course, the DIY method of adjusting devices that most of you seerm to use isn't figured into the equasion....

C.J.

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